OK, we did ask for an invitation, but we also talked to Brin about new Google products, YouTube, and the privacy issues that grow more complex as new technologies make more information available to more people.
The point about the BCG list is that it is a vote by senior executives, so it says something about Apple and Google but at the same time also says something about how executives perceive innovation.
But it will also raise concerns on Wall Street about Google's expenses.
In addition to providing raw statistics, Google also disclosed details about which types of content were targeted and whether the content was removed.
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Google is also fond of talking about its annualized revenue numbers for its nascent businesses.
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He also signals that Google Glass is being talked about as a platform, with prototypes already existing for developers to build upon.
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To prove the theory about microspeeds in search, Google has also deliberately slowed its service.
"This could be about paid links, but it could also be Google simply taking into account the growth of the Internet, " Baker says.
But to remain profitable and keep providing free services to several hundred millions users, Google will also use its vastly increased insight about users to sell better targeted (read: more expensive) ads to advertisers.
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Google has also proposed giving publishers certain personal data about app buyers to help with marketing related products or services.
Google's expansion can also net more data about consumer behavior, which can be used to create more personalized services and target individuals with more relevant advertising, said Narayanan Shivakumar, a former Google engineering executive.
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This may also help Google skirt, or at least mute, growing concerns about stealth targeting based on your clicks or purchases.
Blitzer also brushed off a Forbes question about whether not having names like Apple and Google means the Dow is being left behind by the newest technology in the U.S. economy.
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As well as agreeing to delete all the harvested data, Google has also been required to launch an employee training program about privacy and data use which it must continue for at least ten years.
Concerns about antitrust scrutiny also heightened the risk of finding new ways to profit from Google's exclusive data.
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And we might also want to note that however much the various European newspaper groups have complained about Google News none of them has ever actually managed to get a court to agree with their whinings.
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The company may also talk more about its connected TV plans, which may relate to developments to its Google TV integration.
Gilder also referenced a quote by Google chairman (and former CEO) Eric Schmidt when talking about the Cloud.
According to the Guardian, Google also receives a lot of requests to remove content based on copyright infringement, which it complies with about 97% of the time.
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It also has the negative aspect of hacking that involves criminal activity: ComputerWorld posted about the growing concerns around Android security and Google will undoubtedly work to keep it safe and secure.
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One UK-based privacy advocacy group praised Google for releasing the data, but said it also served as a warning to individuals to be careful about the information they passed on to any online business.
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